SAY San Diego Dad Corps FIRE Program Evaluation

NCT05244421 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: #2021/03/40
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 444
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the SAY San Diego Dad Corps FIRE program evaluation is to determine whether primary (i.e., behaviors) and secondary (i.e., attitudes) outcomes around parenting, co-parenting, employment, job readiness, and financial stability improve for participants after completing the SAY SDDC FIRE program.

Conditions

Fathers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Healthy Parenting Behavior Measurement #1

  Will participants report significantly healthier parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services? Items measured include: Parenting behavior and interaction with children measured with: 9 items- frequency of engagement in key behaviors (categories, 5-point scale) Measured on the Healthy Parenting Behavior Scale #1 as: 1=Never 2=1 to 2 days per month 3=3 or 4 days per month 4=2 or 3 days per week 5=Every day or almost every day Higher ratings indicate higher frequency of engagement in parenting behavior and interaction with children, so the higher the rating, the better the score. The 9 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 8 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0

  Change from baseline in behavior in parenting behavior (interaction with children at 12 months from enrollment)

• Healthy Co-parenting Behavior Measurement #1

  Will participants report significantly healthier co-parenting behavior after completing primary and employment support services? Items measured include: Co-parenting behavior measured with: 11 items: frequency of agreement with key co-parenting behaviors (interval, 5-point scale) Measured on the Healthy Co-Parenting Behavior Scale #1 as: 1. Strongly Disagree 2. Disagree 3. Neutral 4. Agree 5. Strongly Agree The 11 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 11 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0

  Change from baseline in co-parenting behavior at 12 months from enrollment

• Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1

  Will participants report significantly healthier financial behavior after completing primary educational employment support services? Items measured include: Father financial behavior measured with: 3 items: yes (1) or no (0) questions for have resume, checking account, savings account (dichotomous) Yes (1) responses indicate financial readiness, so the higher the rating, the better the score.

  Change from baseline in father financial behavior at 12 months from enrollment

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Healthy Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1

  Change in parenting attitudes (towards children) from baseline to immediately after program completion (8 weeks).

Study Arms (1)

Primary Services

EXPERIMENTAL

Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula, 4 hours of Healthy Relationships workshops, and 4 hours of Economic Stability workshops over the course of 8 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.

Other: Primary Services

Interventions

Primary Services OTHER

Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula, 4 hours of Healthy Relationships workshops, and 4 hours of Economic Stability workshops over the course of 8 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.

Primary Services

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Father or father-figure
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Adult (age 18 and older)
• Father/father figure
• Has a child under the age of 24
• Reside in the San Diego, CA area

You may not qualify if:

• Minor (under the age of 18)
• Not a father/father figure
• Fathers with children over the age of 24
• Reside outside of San Diego, CA area

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Midwest Evaluation & Research: lead
• Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) San Diego Dads Corps: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Social Advocates for Youth (SAY San Diego

San Diego, California, 92124, United States

Location

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Matthew Shepherd
• Organization: Midwest Evaluation and Research

matt.shepherd@midwestevaluation.com

8336439377

Study Officials

• Matt D Shepherd, PhD

  Midwest Evaluation & Research

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula, 4 hours of Healthy Relationships workshops, and 4 hours of Economic Stability workshops over the course of 8 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 8, 2022
• First Posted: February 17, 2022
• Study Start: April 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2024
• Study Completion: August 29, 2025
• Last Updated: October 1, 2025
• Results First Posted: October 1, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)